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Greener Bins Reduces CO2 Emissions and Saves Space and Money
Huddersfield Royal Infirmary’s pathology laboratories have switched to using environmentally friendly Econix Bio-bins for the disposal of non-sharp laboratory waste, significantly reducing the amount of plastic they incinerate and saving money. In addition to complying with the NHS Carbon Reduction Strategy, the move away from traditional ‘sweetie jars’ has massively reduced the storage space required and saved on transport costs.
Fully tested and UN-3291 approved the lightweight bins are constructed of 96% paper and colour coded in accordance with waste segregation guidelines. The laboratory has adopted the 5 - litre heat treatable ‘orange’ bin as a direct replacement for the jars, a decision that was made in co-operation with Waste Manager Sue Scholefield.
Sue explained: “Following an inspection from the Environment
Agency we were prompted to look for more ways to reduce our CO2 emissions. Using Bio-bins in the laboratory has already allowed us to significantly reduce the amount of waste that the hospital is incinerating, not only reducing emissions but also saving the associated costs. We now plan to introduce them throughout the hospital.”
Microbiology Laboratory Manager John Hardy is also keen to emphasise the additional benefits in terms of space and direct cost savings for the laboratory: “The fold flat Bio- bins directly replace the sweetie jars yet a year’s supply takes up less space than a single fortnightly shipment of jars, freeing up valuable space for us. Less deliveries also mean considerable savings on transport costs, both of the empty jars and the full jars for incineration.”
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PITTCON NEWS
Lab Software Suite Unifies Scientific Date
Agilent Technologies Inc introduced the OpenLAB software portfolio, designed as a better way for labs to efficiently capture, share, review and archive scientific data. “Customers want solutions that reduce the time from discovery to delivery of a new chemical or biological entity,” said Nick Roelofs, PhD, Oresident, Agilent Life Sciences Group. “By providing solutions that support evolution of existing systems, minimising retraining, the OpenLAB portfolio protects a laboratory’s investment and knowledge. Customers will benefit from the productivity enhancements
faster, through the integrated collaboration and data management tools. “OpenLAB is scalable, open architecture, based on industry open standards, that enables customers to easily capture, analyse and share scientific data throughout the lab and across the enterprise,” said Tony Owen, Agilent Senior Manager, Software and Professional Services Marketing. “The new OpenLAB portfolio resolves a number of software challenges that affect labs of all sizes, and our open-systems approach means customers design the lab they want rather than having to work around their software systems.”
Agilent OpenLAB consists of three integrated solutions: OpenLAB Chromatography Data System (CDS); OpenLAB Electronic Lab Notebook (ELN); and OpenLAB Enterprise Content Manager (ECM). The system is designed to grow with customers’ needs, from a small standalone analytical lab through a global network with hundreds of locations. Agilent OpenLAB is instrument vendor-neutral and provides easy migration paths from existing systems, protecting customers’ investments in existing systems.
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Perfectly Proportioned Fridge and Freezer Fit Perfectly Beneath the Workbench Lec Medical has launched a matching undercounter fridge and freezer, designed specifically for use in laboratories to fit neatly beneath the workbench.
“The new LR307 fridge and ISU37 freezer were developed after customer feedback that many existing undercounter fridges and freezers were too high for the average workbench height,” said Matt Newsome, Head of Marketing at GDPA, the company behind the Lec Medical brand. “Our research revealed that the optimum height for this equipment should be 830mm and we have achieved this without compromising on key benefits for users with the inclusion of an external digital control panel to display the internal temperature.”
As with all Lec Medical laboratory fridges and freezers, the new-sized models are spark-free to reduce the risk of an internal explosion, feature a temperature alarm, and have a lockable door to ensure that only authorised individuals are able to access the contents for security. They offer safe and reliable storage of volatile liquids, reagents, chemicals and samples.
The easy to use integral control panel makes checking the internal temperature straightforward, and the internal air temperature is kept stable as there is no need to open the door to check the temperature.
Both the LR307 fridge and ISU37 freezer have solid, reversible doors, and removable shelves on the LR307 give maximum storage capacity. They have low energy consumption and are CFC and HCFC free.
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High Pressure Pyrolysis with Catalyst Reactor
CDS has introduced the first and only mini high-pressure pyrolysis reactor system. Scientists studying new biomass feed stock, coal, oil or polymer reactions need to understand how these materials break down in a reactor at varying conditions with catalysts. The high-pressure pyrolyzer allows them to study both high temperature and pressure on a small scale while passing the pyrolyzed gas through a catalyst bed. This system will offer the scientist and chemical engineer a time and money saving instrument by increasing their understanding of reaction chemistry before undergoing the expense of a large laboratory or pilot reactor. And in addition, the background gas can be GC carrier gas or a reactant gas such as air, hydrogen or oxygen.
ANALYTICA NEWS
The system uses our field proven model 5200 pyrolyzer, which has been modified with a back pressure regulator and heated catalyst bed. Samples can be pyrolyzed at elevated pressures (500PSI max) and passed through a catalyst bed of their choice and then collected onto the built-in trap. After pyrolysis of the sample is complete, the analytes are transferred from the trap to a GC at normal operating conditions.
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LAB ASIA - MARCH/APRIL 2010 - LABORATORY PRODUCTS
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